Fatwa #1542430 July 2007Yemen
We go out together and hug and kiss. Is this considered Zina?
Question
I m going to get engaged with a grl whom my parents & her parents knows very well. but as being a very close friend of her & being with her for the last one & half year we have had a very good relations together.we quite often kiss eash other passionatly & give hug & go out for shopping & parties ,this our parents knows well.
is all this is being a ZINA OR SIN as we are not yet engaged or married ???
please let me know wht can i do .
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
It is Haraam (prohibited) to have any relation with a strange woman with whom you have not made Nikah. Your fear Allah and abstain from this sin immediately. Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said "the eyes commit Zina, and the Zina of the eyes are to look at a strange woman". Therefore, you should consult with your parents and possible consider Nikah to her if you fear you would not be able to contain yourself.
And Allah knows best
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa